Filming in 4K or 8K with video cameras is nothing new to us, not as surprising as the news that YouTube, the most popular video sharing site in the world, empowered visitors to free view its first 8K UHD video named "Ghost Town" on June 7, 2015.

Nowadays, people talk about 4K resolution endlessly, and many believe that it will become the mainstream or trend of video specification sooner or later. As truths or rumors, more and more hardware has supported or is going to support 4K, 5K, 6K and even 8K video playback with higher resolution displays or monitors. Not only pervasive 4K TVs, but also some computers and portable devices are on the way to support the viewing of 7680x4320p UHD videos. As a typical example, Microsoft announces that it brings 8K support to Windows 10. All are heart-stirring news for movie fans or tech geeks who are looking forward to 8K/4K video download on PC or Mac.

For playing UHD videos on different gadgets smoothly, there are many issues you may need to figure out, such as basic knowledge about 4K/8K (wiki), 8K video formats, hardware and requirements, tools to download 4K/8K videos, tips to convert/compress huge sized HD video files etc.

What is 4K Resolution?
Here is the best answer regarding 4K UHD resolution questions in plain words if 4K entry in Wikipedia is too professional for you. Also, it explains how 4K resolution works for better picture displaying.

What Is 8K Resolution/UHDTV?
This article gives specific definition and specifications of 8K resolution, video format, frame rate, aspect ratio, etc as well as the advantage and disadvantage of 8K display UHDTV.

4K Video Codec
This article focuses on 4K codec, including 4K video codec types, 4K codec download and a solid 4K video encoder and decoder that will be introduced for those who wants to create/compress 4K videos.

4K UHD vs QHD vs 1080p
Is it possible to play 4K movies on 2K TV/monitor? First you should learn the differences among QHD, 4K Ultra HD resolution and full HD 1080p.

4K Video Sample Download
This page suggests best 4K/8K video downloader to help download 4K UHD video samples easily for editing or playing back on Windows/10 PC or Mac.

Swarms of 4K UHD-1 movies, TV shows and sampleson Netflix, Amazon, etc, are gradually reach out to the public while an online 8K UHD-2 video has already made its debut on YouTube. For watching UHD videos with no stuttering and bandwidth limits, refer to the following 4K/8K video download guides.

[FREEWARE] Fast 4K Downloader for Windows 10
Check out the best free 4K downloaders for Windows 10, like 4K Video Downloader and WinX YouTube Downloader, to download 2160p videos from YouTube and other sites at superfast speed.

4K Torrent Download Guide
Although no true full 4K movie torrent can be uploaded to the internet so far, for its over 100G file size, where and how to download 4K movie video torrents?

Best Free 4K Music Downloader
Are you looking for a 4K music downloader to get 4K music videos downloaded for offline watching? Here is a free yet clean one.

4K Full Movies List for Download in 2016
Here lists the full-length 4K 2160p UHD movies/films and TV shows online so far; we help you fast compress, play back and download 4K movies list on different devices and players.

How to Download 4K Ultra HD Movies
It provides a step-by-step guide on how to download 4K movies online from YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion etc, and details nuances between true 4K movie and Mastered in 4K movie.

Top 10 4K YouTube Video Downloader Freeware
What kind of media downloading tools can be classified as the HD HQ 4K YouTube downloaders? Literally, they should at least support the input source of ultra HD video files of 4K, 5K, 6K or even 8K resolutions from YouTube.

Best 4K Movie Sites in the World
We already have about 200 4K videos online, on different 4K movie sites. Let's see on which sites we can watch and get 4K movies.

How to download 4K/8K UHD movies or videos online to PC/Mac?

Compress 4320p/2160p to 1080p/720P or SD to enjoy every bit of 4K 8K UHD movie videos on a much wider range of devices other than 8K/4K TV, such as Windows/10 PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android gadgets. Although faultlessly converting 4K/8K UHD video may be full of twists, there are glimmers of hope taking full advantage a capable 4K/8K HEVC video converter.

How to Convert 8K/4320P UHD Videos to 1080P/MP4?
Due to the lack of 8K TV/monitor and high-speed data streaming internet, converting 8K video to 1080p MP4/MKV would be your best option to watch 8K video on various devices while maintaining the highest possible video/audio quality, despite the compressing of 8K video file size.

How to Convert 4K Ultra HD Videos on PC or Mac?
It is costly to achieve 4K Ultra HD for the data amount of each frame is as big as 50MB. So compressing 4K videos sometimes is necessary. This page tells how to convert 4K ultra HD videos from YouTube on PC or Mac.

Best 4K to HD Video Converter for PC/Mac
The quality of 4K video is brilliant, but you cannot play it anywhere as you like. Get the best 4K to HD converter (for PC/Mac) to compress 4K to 720p/1080p HD with minutes.

How to Convert 4K Footage to HD/SD
4K footage of 4096x2160 resolution is recorded by 4K/8K cameras, which are already within the reach of both professional and amateurish videographers. But sometimes you need to convert 4K footage to HD/SD for offline editing or playback on mainstream TVs and devices.

How to convert or compress 4K/8K Ultra HD video to 1080p/720p?

Technically, a great majority of 4K/8K UHD videos are encoded in HEVC/H.265 codec and contained in MPEG/MKV, which is not a file type (codec) supported by mainstream video players at present. Take a deep dive into the next suggestions for playing 4K/8K video on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, etc. and learn of available 8K 4K UHD video players.

Download and Play 4K Ultra HD Movie Videos
Here is everything you need to know about 4K video resolution, 4K video download steps from YouTube, Vimeo, etc and facts about whether you should play 4K videos on iPhone iPad or not.

How to Play HD/4K/8K Videos on Sony Xperia Z4
It is impossible to directly watch HD/4K/8K movies or videos like MKV, AVCHD MTS/M2TS, H.265 etc on Sony Xperia Z4, which only natively support 3GPP, AVI, MP4 video files. A HD/4K/8K video converter for Xperia Z4 would be in needed for that.

Free 4K Video Player to Play 3840x2160 UHD Videos
A UHD video player will definitely facilitate 4K video playing since few player software on the market are tailored to ultra HD definition videos. 5KPlayer is such a media player, supporting HD, 4K and even 8K 2160p videos and being totally free for all.

How to Choose 4K Video Camera
Are you looking for a 4K camera for recording ultra HD family vacation videos but with budget limits. If you need suggestions on how to choose a best and cheap 4K camcorder, here is the place.

What Is the Best 4K Monitor
This post advises what is 4K display monitor, and also shows the differences between monitors with 4K resolution and regular HD resolution.

Panasonic 4K Video Camera
This is a quick review of Panasonic GH4 4K camera, together with details about the output formats, resolution, frame per second, time limits for motion pictures, etc.

Samsung 4K Curved TV
Noth curved 4K TVs and 4K TVs that don't use curve screens can deliver stunning 4K UHD picture quality. But here we still list their general pros and cons to help you make decision.